Kidnappers kill ex-Ebonyi council boss

The Former Coordinator of Okposi Development Center, Hon Ihebunandu Okorie has been reportedly killed by his abductors in a forest located in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

Hon Okorie according to a source close to the family who pleaded anonymity said that the former Coordinator’s body was found laying in the pool of his own blood in the forest today.
He was abducted inside the premises of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Obioha Okposi by unknown gunmen at about 1 pm on the 16th of March 2014 after attending a church service in the area.

When contacted, the State Police spokesman, ASP Chris Anyanwu who confirmed the incident said that the command would brief the press on the details of the incident tomorrow.